How important is diet and exercise in preventing CKD?
A. A healthy diet and exercise are very important because they help to prevent development of diabetes and hypertension, two of the most common causes. Q. Is it more prevalent among a particular age group or sex? If so, Why? A. It is more common in patients their 50s – 60s and beyond because there is increased prevalence of diabetes and hypertension and, also, it usually takes some time for damage to be done to the kidneys. Q. How is CKD diagnosed? A. Diagnosis is by done through blood and urine tests. One needs to look at the creatinine levels in the blood. Mild elevations are significant but ideally, calculations should also be done using the creatinine value to determine the level of the kidney function. Additionally urine tests should be done to look for abnormalities like abnormal protein excretion. Q. What does life with CKD entail? Are there specific requirements for treatment to be successful, for example, weight, blood pressure, red blood cell count, blood chemistries, medicin
